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Scotland · Local authority
West Lothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates10,858Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,301 approved or refused records
942Refused applications
8,359 approved · 942 refused · 695 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided0716/TCA/24
Crown reduction of 1 Sycamore tree and 1 Cherry tree
5 Tennent Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided0717/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a food store
7 Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RQ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided0718/FUL/24
Installation of 2 no. ultra-rapid EV chargers and associated infrastructure
Southeastern Corner Of Car Park At Almondvale South Retail Park Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RQ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided0719/FUL/24
Siting of data gathering cabinet
1 Fleming Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BN
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided0720/FUL/24
Extension to warehouse to form additional loading bays
10 Blackburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided0721/H/24
Installation of window on side elevation
Birnam Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AB
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided0722/FUL/24
Erection of a house and double garage
Land South Of Edinburgh Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided0723/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial conversion of workshop into sitting room with internal linking corridor
Meadowhead House Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8HJ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided0724/FUL/24
Siting of free standing mobile banking pod
Civic Square Almondvale Centre Almondvale Avenue Livingston EH54 6QP
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided0725/A/24
Display of 3 wall mounted vinyl signs, two logos, and 2 window displays, on banking pod (non-illuminated)
Civic Square Almondvale Centre Almondvale Avenue Livingston EH54 6QP
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided0726/H/24
Extension to house
10 Bridgend Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided0727/A/24
Display of 2 illuminated building mounted signs, 1 illuminated wall mounted sign and vinyl decals on front of building
David Philp Commercials Ltd Camps Industrial Estate East Calder West Lothian EH27 8DF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided0728/H/24
Erection of a 2m high boundary fence
130 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided0729/FUL/24
Erection of a replacement house
20 Bankton Terrace Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FB
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided0730/FUL/24
Formation of a yard and erection of a fence (in retrospect)
Land At Redmill Industrial Estate East Whitburn
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided0731/FUL/24
Change of use from a betting office (sui generis) to a dessert shop/cafe (class 3)
15 Union Square West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EY
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided0732/H/24
Extension to house and erection of replacement garage
37 Calderburn Road Polbeth EH55 8UR
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided0733/H/24
Extension to house
3 Balbardie Road Bathgate EH48 1AP
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided0734/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear extension and internal alterations
4 Whitrigg Crescent East Whitburn EH47 8AB
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided0735/A/24
Display of 2 non-illuminated totem signs, 6 non-illuminated pole mounted signs, 1 non-illuminated fence mounted sign and 1 illuminated building mounted sign (in retrospect)
Valneva Scotland Ltd Oakbank Park Place Livingston West Lothian EH53 0TG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided0737/FUL/24
Subdivision of office and change of use of ground floor to hot food takeaway (sui generis)
6 Mid Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PR
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided0738/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0528/P/21 for the erection of 277 houses and 16 flats with associated infrastructure
Brotherton Farm Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH55 8QW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided0739/H/24
Extension to side of house (in retrospect)
8 Langton Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0AF
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided0740/H/24
Formation of driveway
33 Preston Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HU
Received 24 Sept 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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